A Caustic Nobleman

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 13, 1857

"A Caustic Nobleman."

CORRECTION. A paragraph has been circulated in the religious and secular press, both in Great Britain and this country, respecting an impudent letter, purporting to be written by the Earl of Orford to the Bible Society. Lord Orford has publicly denied having written the letter. Some person, who probably designed to ridicule the practice of inviting distinguished persons to preside at public meetings, without reference to their moral character, unwarrantably used Lord Orford's name, and thus committed an immoral act himself. The practice, too prevalent, of publishing fictitious letters, for political and other purposes, deserves to be severely censured. Editors as well as their readers, are often imposed upon by such displays of wit or enmity.—Am. Missionary.